Collapsible container



C. RILEY.

COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 3. 1921.

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CHARLES RTLEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COLLAPSIBLE CONTAINER.

To all whom itma concern:

Be it known t at 1, CHARLES RILEY, a former subject of the King of'England, who has foresworn his allegiance to said Kingof England anddeclared his intention of becoming a citizen of the United States, andtherefore is not now a citizen or subject of any country, and is aresident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CollapsibleContainers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a collapsible contamer, so constructed that itmay be folded to permit packing or storing of a large number of suchcontainers within a very small space, the folding thereof providing africtlonal locking means. Each of the containers may be made readyforuse by unfolding same, and when filled and closed, will remain closed byreason of frictional engagement between its ends.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings forming apart of this specification, and 111 which,

Fig. 1 'is a top view of the blank from I which the container is made;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the assembled container;

,Fig.3.is a view of the container when folded.

The container is preferably made up from a single blank of any suitablematerial,

preferably cardboard, such as that shown in Fig. 1. The container whenassembled 18' provided with a bottom 1 having foldable opposite sides 2and 3, each preferably having foldable wings 4 and 5 attached to theirinner ends, and a front end 6. The end 6 preferably is provided withflaps 7 and 8.

The top 9 also preferably has foldable sides 10 and 11, and a front end12 having fia s 13 and 14.

hinged back piece 15 connects the bottom 1, and top 9. The flaps 7 and 8of the end-6 are preferably fastened to the sides 2 and 3 respectivelyby pasting same together or by inserting pins 16 therethrough and theflaps 13 and 14 are similarly fasating the use of string. tape, etc.

tened to the sides 10 and 11 of the top 9 V as shown. The box may befolded by bendmg the wings 4 and 5 inwardly against the walls 2 and 3respectively; then pressmg the sides and wings onto the bottom 1 the end6 being pressed outwardly and folded as shown in F ig. 3. The top 1s similarly folded by pressing the sides 10 and 11 onto same and folding theend 12 in the same manner as the end 6. The folded box 1S flat and wouldoccupy very little space, when storing a large number of such boxes atthe same time, being readily prepared for use by simplyunfolding thesides and wings. The box when unfolded will have when same is filled andclosed the outwardl bulging ends will frictionally engage eac other andhold the box closed, thereby o lfirli- Q wings 4 and 5 are pre ablyslightly in clined toward the sides 2 and 3 respectively, as thisconstruction prevents the sides 2 and 3 from bulging outwardly and alsocauses the back 15 to fit tightly against the sides.

A box constructed in accordance with my.

It may also be manufactured in great quantities at small expense.

lVhile I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to' the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described my invention, what T claim as new and desire-to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A foldable box comprising top and bottom sections, hingedly connectedtogether by a common wall, each of said sections having foldable sidewalls thereonand side walls, said top section being receivable.

in said bottom section; and inwardly turned wings on said bottom sidewalls adaptedin closed position of the box to be engaged by said topsection to prevent lateral movement ofsaid side walls.

2. A box comprising top and bottom sections, hingedly connected togetherby a common wall, each of said sections having front and sidewallsthereon, said top sectlon being receivable in said bottom section; andinwardly turned movable wings on the inner ends of said bottomside wallsadapted in closed position of the box to be engaged by said top sectionto prevent lateral move ment of said side walls.

3. A box comprising top and bottom sections, hingedly connected togetherby a common waiLeach of said sections having side and front walls, saidtop section being' receivable in said bottom section; and inwardlyturned wings on the inner ends of said bottom side walls having theirupper edges oppositely inclined and adapted in closed position of thebox to be engaged by said top section to prevent lateral movement ofsaid side walls.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES RILEY.

Witnesses Joanna R. H. Po'r'rs, FREDA Q. Arrmron.

